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>> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> one debate down. the vp showdown just hours away. a new poll today shows mitt romney makes gains in three key swing states. romney flips the script in virginia, now leading by one point. the fight for florida is a statistical dead heat. and romney has narrowed the gap this ohio, although the buckeye state, what every republican needs to win the white house, is still solidly in obama's corner. >> this is the conversation we were having before both conventions. so almost as everything has been erased. >> i think it accounts for the hemorrhaging that they let romney back in. >> joining me now is ed schultz host of the ed show. and let's start with this. congressman ryan as well as the chairman both trying to set the stage for tonight. let's listen. >> joe biden's been on will stage many times before. this is my first time. so, sure, i
>> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> one debate down. the vp showdown just hours away. a new poll today shows mitt romney makes gains in three key swing states. romney flips the script in virginia, now leading by one point. the fight for florida is a statistical dead heat. and...
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governor romney had a good flight. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> is it possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> you're going to win? >> yes. >> don't expect joe biden to make the same mistake. the campaign says the veep will come out forcefully against the romney/ryan record and address the quote dishonesties pedalled last week. offering advice for number two the president said -- >> tomorrow night? >> well, i -- you know, i think joe needs to be joe. >> for what it's worth, the president is probably hoping that joe isn't the same joe who occasionally suffers from bouts of acute honesty on a variety of topics like gay marriage. >> he got out a little bit over his skis, but out of generosity, spirit. >> joining us now from chicago, national press secretary for the obama campaign, ben "the thunder" labolt. >> new nickname every time. thanks for having me. >> thunder bolt or thund
governor romney had a good flight. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> is it possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> you're going to win? >> yes. >> don't expect joe biden to make the same mistake. the campaign says the veep will come out forcefully against the romney/ryan record and...
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last night's fight over abortion and governor romney potential picks for the supreme court produced up with notable embellishment by the vice president. >> do you think he is likely to appoint someone like scalia or someone else on the court far right that would outlaw planned parenthood, outlaw abortion? i suspect it would happen. >> biden's response rates high on deceit factor? even if president romney were to appoint pro-life justices to overturn roe v. wade, ruling would not outlaw abortion, it would return it to the individual states. >> bret: more on this with the panel. thank you. federal deficit topped $1 trillion for the fourth year in a row. the numbers $1.1 trillion in red for fiscal year 2012 which just ended. that is $207 billion less than the previous year. government spending fell 1.7%. tax revenue rose 6.4%. higher gasoline costs drove wholesale prices up. dow broke two-day losing streak. >> disseption in ranks of the "new york times" over the libya story later in the grapevine. up next, the still unreleased video of the benghazi attack. what does it show? [ male ann] t
last night's fight over abortion and governor romney potential picks for the supreme court produced up with notable embellishment by the vice president. >> do you think he is likely to appoint someone like scalia or someone else on the court far right that would outlaw planned parenthood, outlaw abortion? i suspect it would happen. >> biden's response rates high on deceit factor? even if president romney were to appoint pro-life justices to overturn roe v. wade, ruling would not...
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that was a terrific job by governor romney that night. not a very good job by my guy, obama. but i think that's what's going on here. people gave him a second look, he rallied republicans and some independents who lean republican to his cause. the president's got to answer that in the next debate. >> yeah. >> anderson, i don't think we can discount romney's performance as just a performance. i think what he did in about an hour and a half was basically discount $300 million of my friend paul's money and others who tried to paint him as one thing and i think the country saw him as a real person who could stand toe to toe with the president of the united states and come with some ideas. i don't discount what he did as simply a performance. i think that's underestimating what the effect of that debate was. >> paul, appreciate it. patrick, very much. good to have you on again. let us know what you think. follow me on twitter right now. let's tweet about this. >>> we're also going to look at what joe biden and paul ryan's bodies had to say during last night's debate. just some fas
that was a terrific job by governor romney that night. not a very good job by my guy, obama. but i think that's what's going on here. people gave him a second look, he rallied republicans and some independents who lean republican to his cause. the president's got to answer that in the next debate. >> yeah. >> anderson, i don't think we can discount romney's performance as just a performance. i think what he did in about an hour and a half was basically discount $300 million of my...
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paul ryan arrives in kentucky for his big night, swarmed by supporters. vice president joe biden is scheduled to arrive later today. this one on one between them is getting a lot of build because the stakes are so high after last week's obama/romney debate that may have turned this race on its head. president obama still stinging after what was seen as a weak performance, told abc's "world news" last night that biden just needs to be himself. >> i think joe just needs to be joe. congressman ryan is a smart and effective speaker, but his ideas are the wrong ones and joe understands that. >>reporter: while biden does have debate experience, he hasn't been in one in four years. and while ryan is a political veteran, he has never been in a pressure cooker venue like this debate hall. most of the final piece are now in place and unlike last week's debate, the veep candidates will be sitting, something that can make attacks on one another seem all that more personal. earlier in the day in florida, ryan admitted to having some nerves. >> joe biden has been on th
paul ryan arrives in kentucky for his big night, swarmed by supporters. vice president joe biden is scheduled to arrive later today. this one on one between them is getting a lot of build because the stakes are so high after last week's obama/romney debate that may have turned this race on its head. president obama still stinging after what was seen as a weak performance, told abc's "world news" last night that biden just needs to be himself. >> i think joe just needs to be joe....
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i want to take a step back from what you heard last night. is there fatigue out there? >> listen, we are all war weary. we mourn the loss of every son and daughter of this country and mitt romney is dedicated also to, you know, withdrawing by 2014 but wants to do it actually listening to the military as posed to what president obama has been doing is making decisions for political reasons. >> in the military, don't you think they will keep them longer? >> i don't think the military will want to keep them longer. what the military wants is enough force to protect the troops still engaged in battle. that's the point that paul ryan was making last night. >> republican senator ron johnson, i know that you're heading back to wisconsin. how many miles are you going to do in the next two weeks? >> 3500 so far so 3500. >> surprising news across the pond today. wait until you hear who won the peace prize. >>> plus, debate fireworks. folks, it wasn't here in danville. it was a member race against a member race that actually almost became a brawl. you think we use boxing brawls to
i want to take a step back from what you heard last night. is there fatigue out there? >> listen, we are all war weary. we mourn the loss of every son and daughter of this country and mitt romney is dedicated also to, you know, withdrawing by 2014 but wants to do it actually listening to the military as posed to what president obama has been doing is making decisions for political reasons. >> in the military, don't you think they will keep them longer? >> i don't think the...
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well, yesterday, surely as night turns to day, governor romney pulled yet another flip flop. so it is going to be really interesting to see how romney's new stance is going to go over with his big conservative donors and right-wingers. he says that he was wrong. so i want to turn to phoenix and "the war room"'s one and only tea party republican, j.d. hayworth. j.d. great to have you back inside "the war room." >> thanks, jennifer. good to be with you. >> jennifer: curious what was your reaction when you heard mitt romney had yet another change of heart. >> i wouldn't characterize it as that, i would characterize it as sometimes you have to explain yourself better, it's always dangerous when you explain yourself -- when you are explaining you are losing but it seems to be a clear differentiation where mr. romney made it very clear, there is a difference in people who don't support you electorally, there are places where i didn't get support -- >> what? >> i know it's shocking. and i dare say during your time as governor there were people who weren't supporting you, but you cho
well, yesterday, surely as night turns to day, governor romney pulled yet another flip flop. so it is going to be really interesting to see how romney's new stance is going to go over with his big conservative donors and right-wingers. he says that he was wrong. so i want to turn to phoenix and "the war room"'s one and only tea party republican, j.d. hayworth. j.d. great to have you back inside "the war room." >> thanks, jennifer. good to be with you. >>...
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last night i spoke to the director of the suffolk fla,thara,anngen virginia are going to go for romney? >> thas right. >> bill: joining us from the college of new jersey in the garden state, man closely following thlealolle lerl r efopllet osteayg their internals show there is no way that the president can win those states. they're not even going to poll again. you say? >>ook, i think those states all end in the romney column, but i think we've got long y de.o bendfthe la,efo the debate, there were polls, three polls in florida. obama was leading by one, one and three. since the debate, there have been two polls, romney has been leading b three and t atesngms ramos romney. virginia, same thing. obama up by 2 in two different polls before the debate. after the debate, obama up by 3 in one pl, but romney up by one an three in another poll. north carolin that ste h tin t ry f ms, e r c tighoofore the debate, romney lead of eight tenths of a percent. there has been one poll in north carolina after the debate and it had a romney margin of nine. the obama campaign is spending money in the st
last night i spoke to the director of the suffolk fla,thara,anngen virginia are going to go for romney? >> thas right. >> bill: joining us from the college of new jersey in the garden state, man closely following thlealolle lerl r efopllet osteayg their internals show there is no way that the president can win those states. they're not even going to poll again. you say? >>ook, i think those states all end in the romney column, but i think we've got long y de.o bendfthe la,efo...
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but first we end this hour with late-night laughs. >> the consensus is that mitt romney won the debate last night. >> after months of build up the first presidential debate at the university of denver. of course, a lot of big names didn't show up to the event joe biden, nancy pelosi, president obama. no, he just didn't -- >> get on the reality page. i'm sorry, he sucked. he looked tired. he had trouble getting his answers out. look like he took my million and spent it all on weed. >> mitt romney on the other hand seemed down right human. he was relaxed before the debate and this is mitt and his wife ann and his son playing a rousing game of jenga. look how much fun they are having. have you ever seen a person enjoy watching another person play jenga. he's having a dynamite time. >> 7.8% lowest numbers in three years. natural republican today said it was a lie a fake and a conspiracy. they said unemployed people are claiming they have jobs to make obama look good. i swear, so we can stay in power and give them more unemployment checks that they will never get because they say they have
but first we end this hour with late-night laughs. >> the consensus is that mitt romney won the debate last night. >> after months of build up the first presidential debate at the university of denver. of course, a lot of big names didn't show up to the event joe biden, nancy pelosi, president obama. no, he just didn't -- >> get on the reality page. i'm sorry, he sucked. he looked tired. he had trouble getting his answers out. look like he took my million and spent it all on...
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now, governor romney and paul ryan reunited on the trail last night in ran coster, ohio. big crowd down there, alex, last night. about 8500 according to the campaign. very enthusiastic, very energetic. there is a lot of work to be made up here for this romney campaign. polls show that the governor still trails the president but he has cut into that lead by about half over the last couple of weeks. and we can also tell you that both paul ryan and mitt romney were on the record yesterday about this situation down in libya, and what vice president joe biden said in thursday night's debate. the republicans believe they caught him contradicting the state department. listen to what these two republicans had to say on the trail yesterday. >> the vice president directly contradicted the sworn testimony of state department officials. he's doubling down on denial. >> this is not what leadership looks like. we need clarity, not confusion. we need accountability, and no more excuses. >>> now ohio may ultimately be the state that turns this election one way or another. as we mentioned
now, governor romney and paul ryan reunited on the trail last night in ran coster, ohio. big crowd down there, alex, last night. about 8500 according to the campaign. very enthusiastic, very energetic. there is a lot of work to be made up here for this romney campaign. polls show that the governor still trails the president but he has cut into that lead by about half over the last couple of weeks. and we can also tell you that both paul ryan and mitt romney were on the record yesterday about...
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and so i sat at this event that even though romney won that night, won on debate night, there wasn't any day two story that could explain to people why it was that he won. i said, really, thinking about it, the only line, the single line that survived the debate, the only line that i think anybody can remember from the debate, i said this to a room of 2,000 people. there's one line that everybody can remember from that debate and that was -- and everybody in that theater simultaneously said back to me "big bird." 2,000 people all at once "big bird." the morning after the debate, "the new york times" reports that the romney campaign surprised democrats with the decision not to hold a big post debate rally for mr. romney. they did not try to capitalize on the triumph in the debate by doing a big event the next morning. the next day news coverage of the results of that it late night debate. the first presidential debate did not include follow up, post debate footage of mr. romney but did include footage of president obama on the stump looking comparatively strong and reflecting on his s
and so i sat at this event that even though romney won that night, won on debate night, there wasn't any day two story that could explain to people why it was that he won. i said, really, thinking about it, the only line, the single line that survived the debate, the only line that i think anybody can remember from the debate, i said this to a room of 2,000 people. there's one line that everybody can remember from that debate and that was -- and everybody in that theater simultaneously said...
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mitt romney that was introduced to 58 million voters the other night was a man we have never seen before. he was warm, he was gracious, he had an ease about him, he was moderate, he didn't scare people, and i think he brought waivering republicans back into the fold and gave a rational for his candidacy. people were pulling their hair out in the week before. i like the pent up demand because people wanted to believe in. president obama and joe biden, of course, can correct this. i think it's very correctable. >> it's all about motivation. you want to see your guy out there going after it, never backing down, always being on the forefront of the issues and never sidestepping. this was just such a missed opportunity. now the race is tight. many liberals think it shouldn't be right now, but it is. should the focus be on more than ohio? or is ohio the ball game right now? >> ohio is a big part of the ball game, but you look at today's polls, the focus has to be on more than ohio. there are other states where president obama was ahead where he's got to hold that lead now. and so he can't spen
mitt romney that was introduced to 58 million voters the other night was a man we have never seen before. he was warm, he was gracious, he had an ease about him, he was moderate, he didn't scare people, and i think he brought waivering republicans back into the fold and gave a rational for his candidacy. people were pulling their hair out in the week before. i like the pent up demand because people wanted to believe in. president obama and joe biden, of course, can correct this. i think it's...
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ellie in south carolina, what did you think of last night's debate, on the mitt romney line? caller: hi, i just think biden was a bully. i thought as americans we were supposed to be against bullying. the other thing is the whole obama administration has done nothing but raise taxes on middle-class. i am a middle-class person and my tax cut was gone out of my check when he went into office. unemployment has gone up. if we follow the democratic thinking, social security will be gone for my age group. medicare will be gone for my parents. this president has said that our constitution is just a guideline that can be worked around. these are issues that i'm appalled by as an american. last night it was just another prime example of how his administration wants to bully the american people and take over with complete government control. host: that was south carolina. session wext s will switch the phone lines a little. we did this following the first presidential debate and we thought it was pretty effective, and i hope you agree. but we want to hear from swing state voters only.
ellie in south carolina, what did you think of last night's debate, on the mitt romney line? caller: hi, i just think biden was a bully. i thought as americans we were supposed to be against bullying. the other thing is the whole obama administration has done nothing but raise taxes on middle-class. i am a middle-class person and my tax cut was gone out of my check when he went into office. unemployment has gone up. if we follow the democratic thinking, social security will be gone for my age...
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that's what romney did last night. he was solid. he's in there. biden is going to flick all around and he's going to do all this little crap stuff. but he's insecure intellectually. anyone who pronounce it is tells me that he's afraid of his own brain power. they have ted olson simulating biden in the debate prep with paul ryan. i don't know how you simulate biden. you must have an unlit pilot room in the rehearsal space or unlit pilot light in the rehearsal space. that's how ted olson dumb it is down of the when they put that final hair plug into biden, they went in a little too deep with the ratchet, and i think they severed a discernment lobe up front. when he has to get out of the bubble, when he has to get out of the bubble at the end of this term and go back into the real world, he's going to be more screwed than jimmy witmore on the shahshank connection bagging groceries. he won't know how to be in the outside world. >> bill: you don't really like the vice president, do you, miller? >> i didn't like that in chains thing, billy. that's crap!
that's what romney did last night. he was solid. he's in there. biden is going to flick all around and he's going to do all this little crap stuff. but he's insecure intellectually. anyone who pronounce it is tells me that he's afraid of his own brain power. they have ted olson simulating biden in the debate prep with paul ryan. i don't know how you simulate biden. you must have an unlit pilot room in the rehearsal space or unlit pilot light in the rehearsal space. that's how ted olson dumb it...
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joe biden was on a rescue mission last night. he was if damage control because in denver the president of the united states was guilty of unilateral disarmament against mitt romney. he just did not-- it's a lot better to have a debate when both people show up. and barack obama did not show up. and that left-- joe biden with a real-- he had to make the case that wasn't made. and because the president didn't even engage in denver, you can see in spite of the polls and paul solman's case, you can see the surge of mitt romney in a state like florida where the issue of social security, the president said there's no real difference between us. that gave mitt romney an opening that he has driven at least two cadillacs through. and -- >> would you ever do that? we debate on tv. would you ever behave the way de. >> i just-- i didn't-- see, i didn't find it as offensive as you did. i think if that happened it would show in your face. pain because paul ryan was so preter naturally cool last night and calm, and he was. and i thought to his c
joe biden was on a rescue mission last night. he was if damage control because in denver the president of the united states was guilty of unilateral disarmament against mitt romney. he just did not-- it's a lot better to have a debate when both people show up. and barack obama did not show up. and that left-- joe biden with a real-- he had to make the case that wasn't made. and because the president didn't even engage in denver, you can see in spite of the polls and paul solman's case, you can...
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and does romney the candidate stay the guy we saw on saturday night. >> just when we think we have a game changing moment that something else happens, and these polls showing a romney advantage, i still don't think we have polls showing whether those jobs numbers from friday. >> if that maretters, right. you guys have narrowed it down to six states. iowa has been the one that not everybody's sure. but you have new hampshire, ohio, wisconsin that lean romney. and you have north carolina, i start looking at that map, that's over -- >> 269. is that one away? >> that's a fire row path, and it always comes down to ohio, we feel like a broken record talking about it. but if the president can maintain that advantage in ohio like he had a few days ago, the road gets extremely tough. >> we have got our ground game, but why do you think they keep talking about the debate. >> i think they were stunned, i didn't think they realizeded. >> i think it probably got into all their head. i also think it's a tactic here, if you talk about how moorely the president did, it's just going to fire up his ba
and does romney the candidate stay the guy we saw on saturday night. >> just when we think we have a game changing moment that something else happens, and these polls showing a romney advantage, i still don't think we have polls showing whether those jobs numbers from friday. >> if that maretters, right. you guys have narrowed it down to six states. iowa has been the one that not everybody's sure. but you have new hampshire, ohio, wisconsin that lean romney. and you have north...
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>> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> i think it's fair to say i was just too polite. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. >> he'll say these things to try and scare people. >> nbc news deputy politico editor dominico montinero. it's been an incredible week and, of course, capped off what what we witnessed last night. >> they all felt like long nights, to be honest. this week the libya hearing really dominated until we got that debate last night. it started off with the national polls have started to show mitt romney getting a bit of a bounce. mitt romney made some gains but president obama still with the slight advantage in ohio, that all pitch important state. tomorrow we'll see a lot of campaigning in ohio from the two republican candidates, so that's where they're headed and president obama is down, we assume doing debate prep before tuesday's debate. >> it's interesting. we had on former ohio governor ted strickland on yesterday. he was talking about why he believes the president
>> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> i think it's fair to say i was just too polite. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. >> he'll say these things to try and scare people. >> nbc news deputy politico editor dominico montinero. it's been an incredible week and, of course, capped off what what we witnessed last night. >> they all felt like long nights, to be honest. this week the libya hearing really dominated until...
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. >> reporter: 9,000 flag-waving romney supporters jammed the town square, 6,000 last night, all ready to turn the president out of office. >> you all have the chance to hear his answers or his not -- nonanswers. now, of course, days later we're hearing his excuses and next january we'll be watching him leave the white house for the last time. >> reporter: team romney is feeling his debate performance. the president obama is realizing he didn't perform at his peak. >> i think you can assume he reviewed the tape and it will inform -- it will inform how he handles these subsequent debates. >> reporter: it wasn't all bad news, the president was buoyed by the dp in the unemployment rate to below 8% and broke his own record by raising $181 million in just september. putting him on track to hit a billion dollars. and tonight the president is doing even more fund-raising in los angeles. appearing at a small event with bill clinton too. but it's an issue from the debate -- >> governor romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut. >> i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut. >> repo
. >> reporter: 9,000 flag-waving romney supporters jammed the town square, 6,000 last night, all ready to turn the president out of office. >> you all have the chance to hear his answers or his not -- nonanswers. now, of course, days later we're hearing his excuses and next january we'll be watching him leave the white house for the last time. >> reporter: team romney is feeling his debate performance. the president obama is realizing he didn't perform at his peak. >> i...
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i was flabbergasted last night to see mitt romney do a walk-on on the david letterman show. it was pitiful, his one statement was i'm mitt romney elect me so that america can finally have a president that looks like a game show host. it was sad. >> stephanie: yay, mitt romney trying comedy again. let's go to dave in long beach. >> caller: hi, stephanie. i got to agree with my right-wing friends i have never seen such disrespect. it was almost like biden called his opponent a little boy lying to his daddy. >> well it was obvious just looking at the two of them. ryan was so nervous and gulping -- >> caller: i'm comparing it to what romney said about obama. >> stephanie: so, saying my boys all lie like you, basically. >> caller: yeah, he's not talking about them now. he is talking about when they were growing up. >> stephanie: yeah exactly. >> hum. >> okay. >> in other words, boy. >> stephanie: chris in janesville, wisconsin. >> caller: actually i'm call from chicago, but i grew up just south of janesville. i do lean republican and conservative, but you guys entertain me, and i
i was flabbergasted last night to see mitt romney do a walk-on on the david letterman show. it was pitiful, his one statement was i'm mitt romney elect me so that america can finally have a president that looks like a game show host. it was sad. >> stephanie: yay, mitt romney trying comedy again. let's go to dave in long beach. >> caller: hi, stephanie. i got to agree with my right-wing friends i have never seen such disrespect. it was almost like biden called his opponent a little...